At least one person has died after a major explosion at a chemical plant in Barcelona, officials said. Witnesses say the blast shook nearby buildings, and emergency services are at the scene.
Photos and video footage appearing on social media show rubble and glass from the explosion scattered on nearby streets. Emergency services say they are coordinating with each other to determine how the blast occurred.
#ULTIMAHORA Barcelona: reportan una fuerte explosión en una petroquímica de Badalona https://t.co/8uQifXjeye
— Adrián S. Berger (@sanchezberger) March 10, 2020
One user posted photographs showing the windows of a bus blown in and a shattered car sunroof.
Increíble la explosión de hace unos minutos en Barcelona han temblado paredes hasta más de 500 metros 🤯 pic.twitter.com/PEVpNmeMy6
— Riosinho (@Riosinho96) March 10, 2020
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Source: RT